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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

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A case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected romance when a teen joins forces with a popular student to win the heart of her high school crush.
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, but her movie's okay - largely thanks to Shannon Purser's work in the title role, which is strong enough to counter an uneven narrative.

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Hannah Giorgis The Atlantic Much of the film is cringeworthy, and not in the instructive, empathetic manner of Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Esther Zuckerman Thrillist Though the script's characterization of Sierra is at times uneven, Purser figures out her mix of confidence and insecurity. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Wenlei Ma News.com.au It's a candy-coloured and candy-flavoured teen romance that could best be described as pleasant - it's not transcendent but at least it's not The Kissing Booth. Rated: 3/5 Sep 8, 2018 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) It’s not completely horrible, but it’s a stupid idea that’s predictable and at times uncomfortable. Rated: 2/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Brittany Patrice Witherspoon Pop Culture Reviews While Sierra Burgess is a Loser presented some important and valuable themes throughout the film, the negligence of them, its turn to banal tropes and the character assassinations are what truly hurt the film. Rated: 2/5 Jul 11, 2024 Full Review Kate Boyle InSession Film The lying to Jamey, the mean girl shenanigans, the fat shaming, and how easily all is forgiven didn’t sit well with me. It wasn’t awful, but I have no interest in watching Sierra Burgess Is a Loser again. Rated: C Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Salma M This movie is definitely not what I expected. Sierra Burgess justifies all her terrible actions by her appearance and intelligence, creating the notion that "anyone who is ugly and smart is inherently a good person." Additionally, she is a flat character who doesn't significantly develop, and after ignoring music throughout the entire film, she suddenly creates a masterpiece that makes everyone forgive her, even though she was a terrible person and didn't even apologize. This movie normalizes several behaviors that shouldn't be normalized, influencing teens who may face similar situations. Subplots and secondary characters, who could have saved the movie by being relatable and compelling, are pushed out of the spotlight. Personally, I believe this movie had potential: it had good ideas, a solid cast, interesting characters, and cinematographic support. However, I can't say the same about the final result: Sierra Burgess is a Loser is certainly not "okay." Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review T F the lying and catfishing goes crazyyyyy some raw emotions in this which is great. overall, decent some of the movie was actually funny Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review ana luisa u Sierra es molesta y insoportable y Verónica tiene buen desarrollo y el amigo de Sierra hace gracia y Jamey es agradable y es la víctima en esta película es un 2.9 de 10 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Ramn Argenis U Es peores protagonista que visto es molesta es con mal humor y Verónica es molesta pero tiene desarrollo y dan y jamey me agrada también pero es película malísima Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review lyla s Sierra Burgess is a Loser is one of the few films I could not stomach to finish. Every decision made by Sierra was unrealistic and painful to sit through. The characters are two dimensional and not engaging, and only exist to fill common rom com stereotypes. I watched this movie for some simple romcom fun but found myself physically recoiling from the screen. This was terrible. Please save your eyes and the time you would waste on this movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/04/23 Full Review Vincent P es horrible la protagonista es Super molesta Verónica tiene desarrollo Es bueno pero muy obvio y Jamey me agrada y el es la victima el amigo de sierra dan no es gracioso Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A case of mistaken identity leads to an unexpected romance when a teen joins forces with a popular student to win the heart of her high school crush.
Director
Ian Samuels
Producer
Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill
Screenwriter
Lindsey Anderson Beer
Rating
PG-13 (Teen Partying|Sexual References|Language|Thematic Material), TV-14
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 45m
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